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Once a Thief

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A love triangle means conflict for an international agent (Ivan Sergei), his ex-lover (Sandrine Holt) and her new fiance (Nicholas Lea).

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Alan Pergament Buffalo News Once a Thief is more a by-the-numbers job than a Rembrandt. But it certainly is a one-of-a-kind television movie these days. And that's as much a warning as an inducement to watch. Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 17, 2018 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 4, 2005 Full Review Jamie Gillies Apollo Guide Rated: 63/100 Feb 4, 2004 Full Review Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews Rated: 7/10 Feb 4, 2004 Full Review James Rocchi Netflix Rated: 4/5 Nov 7, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Goofy John Woo. Still has some great action and a great as always Chow Yun Fat. Otherwise so so in Woo standards. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member his two-hour pilot for the Canadian TV series is inspired by John Woo's 1991 Hong Kong film of the same title, but the story has been altered extensively. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member You would think that another collaboration with Chow Yun Fat and John Woo would end in success, but "Once A Thief" is far from that. The story is cliched and boring, to add to the horrible story you have a great lack of action. Sure there are a two, exactly two good shoot outs but thats it. Beware of 'Once A Thief" if you are thinking of seeing it! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member shit i meant to put the original once a thief in, well you know what i mean Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Husker det som godt, men det var vist kun pga. Ivan Sergei :P Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member A remake/ re-interpretation for Hollywood of John Woo's same titled HK movie made in 1991 by his own self. And yes, it did look like one lousy, B/C grade HK/ Hollywood cop/criminal comic action flick in 80s/90s. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A love triangle means conflict for an international agent (Ivan Sergei), his ex-lover (Sandrine Holt) and her new fiance (Nicholas Lea).
Director
John Woo
Producer
Wendy Grean
Rating
R, TV-PG
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 11, 2020
Runtime
1h 36m